Supreme Court to Decide if Accused Domestic Abusers Have Gun Rights
Guns
Supreme Court to Decide if Accused Domestic Abusers Have Gun Rights
2023-06-30 19:53:07
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case that asks whether people accused of domestic violence continue to have a right to own firearms. The justices took on the case at the urging of the Biden administration,... Read More

White House Lauds States for Enacting ‘Commonsense’ Gun Safety Bills
Guns
White House Lauds States for Enacting ‘Commonsense’ Gun Safety Bills
2023-06-08 17:56:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday lauded the “important progress” some states are achieving to make their communities safer from gun violence. “With every tragic shooting we see across America, we see the urgency of action at every level... Read More

Judge Bars Gun Access to Defendant Who Played Part in Jan. 6 Riot
Guns
Judge Bars Gun Access to Defendant Who Played Part in Jan. 6 Riot
2023-06-02 19:11:01
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s gun rights decision last week blocking a Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant’s handgun access appears to set a precedent in interpreting a key Supreme Court decision last year. Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg... Read More

Court Upholds DC Gun Ban on Large-Capacity Magazines
Cities
Court Upholds DC Gun Ban on Large-Capacity Magazines
2023-04-24 20:25:16
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A federal judge last week upheld a District of Columbia ban on large-capacity magazines in what appears to be a shift away from gun ownership rights. Washington, D.C., has been aggressive in trying to restrict gun rights but... Read More

Biden Blasts Removal of Dem Lawmakers in Tennessee
White House
Biden Blasts Removal of Dem Lawmakers in Tennessee
2023-04-07 17:03:18
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden weighed in Thursday night on the Republican-led Tennessee House's vote to expel two Democrats who halted proceedings last week to join protesters demanding tougher gun-control legislation. “Today’s expulsion of lawmakers who engaged in peaceful protest... Read More

Biden Signs Executive Order to Increase Gun Background Checks
Guns
Biden Signs Executive Order to Increase Gun Background Checks
2023-03-15 15:06:58
by Dan McCue

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed an executive order aimed at increasing the number of background checks conducted before the sale of a firearm. Last June, in the wake of mass shootings at a supermarket in... Read More

Stories of Gun Control Failures Grip Lawmakers
Congress
Stories of Gun Control Failures Grip Lawmakers
2022-12-15 21:11:18
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A decade and a day after a deranged gunman killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Nicole Melchionno told a congressional committee about sitting in her second-grade class and hearing a sound like large... Read More

Booker Bill Takes Aim at Gun Fire Sale Loophole
Guns
Booker Bill Takes Aim at Gun Fire Sale Loophole
2022-09-09 19:09:32
by Dan McCue

 WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. is seeking to close a loophole in the nation’s gun laws that allows gun dealers with revoked licenses to “convert” their inventory into “personal collections” which they can then sell without conducting background checks.... Read More

Calls to Do ‘More’ Reverberate at Celebration of Bipartisan Gun Bill
White House
Calls to Do ‘More’ Reverberate at Celebration of Bipartisan Gun Bill
2022-07-12 20:45:03
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — More than 2,000 people gathered on the South Lawn of the White House Monday morning to celebrate the “real progress” of the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and agreement across the aisle on gun control after... Read More

Biden Signs Landmark Gun Measure Into Law
White House
Biden Signs Landmark Gun Measure Into Law
2022-06-25 16:20:30
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed the most sweeping gun violence bill in decades into law Saturday morning, declaring “lives will be saved” as a result of a bipartisan compromise reached in the shadow of a wake of recent mass... Read More

House Passes Bipartisan Gun Legislation, Sending It to Biden
Congress
House Passes Bipartisan Gun Legislation, Sending It to Biden
2022-06-24 21:41:54
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House gave its approval on Friday to a bipartisan compromise intended to stop dangerous and mentally ill people from getting their hands on firearms, ending a three-decade stalemate over how to deal with mass shootings and other... Read More

Gun Bill Garners Bipartisan Support in Senate, House Plans Friday Vote
Political News
Gun Bill Garners Bipartisan Support in Senate, House Plans Friday Vote
2022-06-24 16:04:31
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate easily approved a bipartisan gun control bill Thursday night, setting the stage for final approval on Friday in the House of what many are calling the government's most decisive response ever to the rash of... Read More

Justices Significantly Expand Gun Rights in Major Second Amendment Ruling
Supreme Court
Justices Significantly Expand Gun Rights in Major Second Amendment Ruling
2022-06-23 16:23:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — New York State’s “proper cause” requirement to obtain a concealed-carry license is unconstitutional because it prevents law-abiding citizens with self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for that purpose, a divided Supreme... Read More

‘Bipartisan Breakthrough’ Reached on Senate Gun Safety Bill
U.S. Senate
‘Bipartisan Breakthrough’ Reached on Senate Gun Safety Bill
2022-06-22 17:17:54
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Senators reached an agreement on Tuesday night to advance bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing violent offenders’ access to firearms. The legislation passed an initial procedural process in the Senate after 14 Republicans joined all 48 Democrats and two... Read More

McConaughey Calls for Bipartisan Answer to Gun Violence
Political News
McConaughey Calls for Bipartisan Answer to Gun Violence
2022-06-18 14:11:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A week after appearing on Capitol Hill, in the Oval Office and in the White House briefing room, academy award winning actor Matthew McConaughey is continuing to press his case for bipartisan action on guns and gun violence.... Read More

‘Bumps in the Road’ Hold Up Bipartisan Gun Deal
U.S. Senate
‘Bumps in the Road’ Hold Up Bipartisan Gun Deal
2022-06-17 20:11:30
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — The Senate adjourned Friday morning without any action taken on its proposed bipartisan gun safety framework, throwing cold water on the hopes that a deal would be reached before the chamber’s state work period recess. The members currently... Read More

Buffalo Supermarket Gunman in Court on Hate Crime Counts
Criminal Justice
Buffalo Supermarket Gunman in Court on Hate Crime Counts

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket made his first appearance in federal court on hate crime charges Thursday, and the judge urged prosecutors to quickly decide whether to pursue the... Read More

Sergeant-at-Arms: Capitol Complex Should Largely Be Gun-Free Zone
Congress
Sergeant-at-Arms: Capitol Complex Should Largely Be Gun-Free Zone
2022-05-25 23:17:39
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Loaded firearms have no place in the U.S. Capitol or on its grounds, unless they are in the hands of trained and authorized law enforcement personnel, the House sergeant-at-arms said on Wednesday. William J. Walker’s unambiguous statement came... Read More

In Indiana, State GOP Fends Off Insurgency From the Right
Elections
In Indiana, State GOP Fends Off Insurgency From the Right
2022-05-04 15:47:32
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Overshadowed, perhaps, by higher profile and more hotly contested races in neighboring Ohio, the outcome of Tuesday’s primaries in Indiana were defined by moderates in the Republican-controlled state legislature holding off a challenge from their right. About two... Read More

<strong>Justice Department Sues Missouri to Prevent Gun Law Restriction </strong>
In The States
Justice Department Sues Missouri to Prevent Gun Law Restriction 
2022-02-17 21:16:50
by Reece Nations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to prevent Missouri from enforcing a state law it says hinders the enforcement of federal firearm laws. The DOJ’s complaint, filed in federal court in Jefferson City,... Read More

Hoyer Seeks Review of Firearms Rules on US Capitol Grounds
Congress
Hoyer Seeks Review of Firearms Rules on US Capitol Grounds
2021-12-14 15:28:08
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer asked the Capitol Police Board on Tuesday to update Congressional leadership on the current status of firearms rules within the U.S. Capitol Complex, and to consider an outright ban on guns in committee... Read More

Lawsuit Challenges Law Banning ‘Ghost Gun’ Sales
Litigation
Lawsuit Challenges Law Banning ‘Ghost Gun’ Sales
2021-10-12 19:47:57
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- Guns are again playing a big role in the courts and politics of Washington, D.C. after a champion of Second Amendment rights filed a new federal lawsuit to challenge a local law that seeks to restrict some firearms. ... Read More

Ruling Clears Way for More Lawsuits Against D.C. Ban on Carrying Guns
Law
Ruling Clears Way for More Lawsuits Against D.C. Ban on Carrying Guns
2021-10-04 20:08:06
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON -- A federal judge’s ruling last week cast the District of Columbia back into disputes over gun rights at a time the murder rate is renewing calls for legislative reform. The judge ruled the District of Columbia must compensate... Read More

Biden Anti-crime Effort Takes on Law-breaking Gun Dealers
White House
Biden Anti-crime Effort Takes on Law-breaking Gun Dealers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is announcing new efforts to stem a rising national tide of violent crime as administration officials brace for what could be a turbulent summer, focusing on attacking gun violence, providing money to cities that... Read More

Second Amendment Sanctuaries Facing 1st Court Test in Oregon
In The States
Second Amendment Sanctuaries Facing 1st Court Test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment... Read More

What People are Saying About the Biden Gun Control Proposals
White House
What People are Saying About the Biden Gun Control Proposals
2021-04-09 20:24:07
by Reece Nations

WASHINGTON — Americans took to social media Thursday after President Joe Biden announced measures to curb the rampant spread of gun violence by restricting access to firearms. The measures, lauded by some and condemned by others, were laid out in... Read More

Private Sales Emerge as Obstacle to Senate Action on Guns
Political News
Private Sales Emerge as Obstacle to Senate Action on Guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are trying to pass the first major gun control legislation in more than two decades with the support of President Joe Biden, who said Thursday that it is "long past time" to do so.... Read More

House Passes Legislation to Expand Background Checks
In The News
House Passes Legislation to Expand Background Checks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Emboldened by their majorities in the House and Senate, Democrats are making a new push to enact the first major new gun control laws in more than two decades -- starting with stricter background checks.   The House... Read More

Walmart Pulls Guns Off Shelves as Precaution Ahead of Election
2020 Elections
Walmart Pulls Guns Off Shelves as Precaution Ahead of Election

Walmart Inc. has temporarily pulled ammunition and guns off its shelves ahead of any possible looting or civil unrest that could take place following next week's election. "We have seen some isolated civil unrest and as we have done on... Read More

AZ Senate: Mark Kelly (D)
Senate Watch
AZ Senate: Mark Kelly (D)
2020-10-28 13:55:38
by TWN Staff

About Kelly: Mark Kelly is a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona. Kelly, the son of two police officers, grew up attending public schools from elementary school until enrolling in the United States Merchant Marine Academy and U.S.... Read More

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